TRAUMA FISDAP FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Patient has severe closed head injury. Patient has high BP, low HR and irregular
respirations. What is this condition called? - ✔✔Cushing's Triad
✔✔25 year old patient fell 10 feet on to rebar. One piece is impaled in the RUQ of the
abdomen. Their vitals are stable, wound continues to bleed. What do you do? - ✔✔a.)
Apply direct pressure
b.) Manually stabilize
Note: Instructor is letting us decide which is the best answer
✔✔Patient fell from a ladder. Patient has difficulty breathing/painful to breathe, lung
sounds clear and diminished. - ✔✔Rib fracture
✔✔27 year old patient is assaulted. Has a 10 cm laceration in LLQ of the abdomen and
can see bowels protruding. What do you do? - ✔✔Cover wound with a moist, sterile
dressing.
✔✔Patient has a multisystem trauma with an open humerus fracture. There is a hospital
10 minutes away and a trauma center 20 minutes away. Helicopter is 15 minutes away.
How should you transport this patient? - ✔✔Trauma center by ground.
✔✔22 year old patient pulls arm away when your partner tries to insert the IV, his eyes
open, he makes moaning/incomprehensible noises. What is his GCS? - ✔✔8
✔✔53 year old patient was assaulted. Has slurred speech, weak grip, high BP, normal
HR, respirations is 22, glucose is 110/ What part or the brain is experiencing trauma? -
✔✔Frontal Lobe (Cerebral/parietal?)
✔✔39 year old patient has deformed humerus. Distal portion is pulseless and blue.
What should you do? - ✔✔Realign
✔✔25 year old patient flies off motorcycle and hits a guardrail. Lots of blood in the
mouth and missing teeth. There is an open maxilla fracture, unable to suction due to
clenched jaw. What should you do to establish an airway? - ✔✔Needle cricothyrotomy
✔✔25 year old patient has a piece of rebar in the RUQ of the abdomen. Their vitals are
stable. What should you do? - ✔✔Monitor the stability of the rebar.
✔✔Term for tear in ligaments around a joint? - ✔✔Sprain
, ✔✔What happens in the thoracic cavity in a negative pressure environment? -
✔✔Ambient air is pulled in, venous blood is returned to the heart
✔✔Patient fell in the bathtub 8 hours ago. The patient is confused and has severe arm
pain, is shivering, pulse is absent in the injured arm. What do you do? - ✔✔Backboard
✔✔33 year old patient is in an MVC going above 60 mph. Patient is unconscious, has
cyanotic left arm with absent pulses. What condition is the patient presenting? -
✔✔Aortic dissection
✔✔What does the body do to compensate for blood loss? - ✔✔Increase HR
✔✔Patient has a dog bite. 6 inch avulsion with minimal bleeding, How do you treat this
patient? - ✔✔Irrigate wound and cover with dry, sterile dressing.
✔✔29 year old patient is in an MVC. The patient was unrestrained. Respirations are
shallow and fast, normal BP, high HR, JVD, breath sounds are equal. What condition is
the patient presenting? - ✔✔Cardiac Tamponade
✔✔20 year old patient is possibly intoxicated. Patient is unconscious, has tachycardia,
low BP, high HR, respirations 20. What condition is the patient presenting? -
✔✔Hypovolemic shock
✔✔Patient has burns over 60% of his body. What fluids do you use for the patient? -
✔✔Normal Saline
✔✔Patient is in a lateral collision MVC. 8 inches of intrusion into the compartment.
Patient is anxious, has painful respirations, and is guarding their lower right chest. What
condition is the patient presenting? - ✔✔Flail chest
✔✔Patient has head trauma. Has hypertension, bradycardia, irregular respirations and
withdraws from pain. What part of the brain is injured? - ✔✔Medulla Oblongata
✔✔Patient has dry chemical spilled on his hands. Shortly after developing sores. What
do you do? - ✔✔Brush chemicals off
✔✔24 year old patient is unresponsive. Heart rate is 140, weak carotid pulse,
respirations is 20 and unilateral chest movement, low BP. What should you do? -
✔✔Needle decompression
✔✔Patient hit head on diving board. They are unconscious, apneic, BP is 88/70, HR is
80. What condition should you suspect? - ✔✔C-Spine injury
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Patient has severe closed head injury. Patient has high BP, low HR and irregular
respirations. What is this condition called? - ✔✔Cushing's Triad
✔✔25 year old patient fell 10 feet on to rebar. One piece is impaled in the RUQ of the
abdomen. Their vitals are stable, wound continues to bleed. What do you do? - ✔✔a.)
Apply direct pressure
b.) Manually stabilize
Note: Instructor is letting us decide which is the best answer
✔✔Patient fell from a ladder. Patient has difficulty breathing/painful to breathe, lung
sounds clear and diminished. - ✔✔Rib fracture
✔✔27 year old patient is assaulted. Has a 10 cm laceration in LLQ of the abdomen and
can see bowels protruding. What do you do? - ✔✔Cover wound with a moist, sterile
dressing.
✔✔Patient has a multisystem trauma with an open humerus fracture. There is a hospital
10 minutes away and a trauma center 20 minutes away. Helicopter is 15 minutes away.
How should you transport this patient? - ✔✔Trauma center by ground.
✔✔22 year old patient pulls arm away when your partner tries to insert the IV, his eyes
open, he makes moaning/incomprehensible noises. What is his GCS? - ✔✔8
✔✔53 year old patient was assaulted. Has slurred speech, weak grip, high BP, normal
HR, respirations is 22, glucose is 110/ What part or the brain is experiencing trauma? -
✔✔Frontal Lobe (Cerebral/parietal?)
✔✔39 year old patient has deformed humerus. Distal portion is pulseless and blue.
What should you do? - ✔✔Realign
✔✔25 year old patient flies off motorcycle and hits a guardrail. Lots of blood in the
mouth and missing teeth. There is an open maxilla fracture, unable to suction due to
clenched jaw. What should you do to establish an airway? - ✔✔Needle cricothyrotomy
✔✔25 year old patient has a piece of rebar in the RUQ of the abdomen. Their vitals are
stable. What should you do? - ✔✔Monitor the stability of the rebar.
✔✔Term for tear in ligaments around a joint? - ✔✔Sprain
, ✔✔What happens in the thoracic cavity in a negative pressure environment? -
✔✔Ambient air is pulled in, venous blood is returned to the heart
✔✔Patient fell in the bathtub 8 hours ago. The patient is confused and has severe arm
pain, is shivering, pulse is absent in the injured arm. What do you do? - ✔✔Backboard
✔✔33 year old patient is in an MVC going above 60 mph. Patient is unconscious, has
cyanotic left arm with absent pulses. What condition is the patient presenting? -
✔✔Aortic dissection
✔✔What does the body do to compensate for blood loss? - ✔✔Increase HR
✔✔Patient has a dog bite. 6 inch avulsion with minimal bleeding, How do you treat this
patient? - ✔✔Irrigate wound and cover with dry, sterile dressing.
✔✔29 year old patient is in an MVC. The patient was unrestrained. Respirations are
shallow and fast, normal BP, high HR, JVD, breath sounds are equal. What condition is
the patient presenting? - ✔✔Cardiac Tamponade
✔✔20 year old patient is possibly intoxicated. Patient is unconscious, has tachycardia,
low BP, high HR, respirations 20. What condition is the patient presenting? -
✔✔Hypovolemic shock
✔✔Patient has burns over 60% of his body. What fluids do you use for the patient? -
✔✔Normal Saline
✔✔Patient is in a lateral collision MVC. 8 inches of intrusion into the compartment.
Patient is anxious, has painful respirations, and is guarding their lower right chest. What
condition is the patient presenting? - ✔✔Flail chest
✔✔Patient has head trauma. Has hypertension, bradycardia, irregular respirations and
withdraws from pain. What part of the brain is injured? - ✔✔Medulla Oblongata
✔✔Patient has dry chemical spilled on his hands. Shortly after developing sores. What
do you do? - ✔✔Brush chemicals off
✔✔24 year old patient is unresponsive. Heart rate is 140, weak carotid pulse,
respirations is 20 and unilateral chest movement, low BP. What should you do? -
✔✔Needle decompression
✔✔Patient hit head on diving board. They are unconscious, apneic, BP is 88/70, HR is
80. What condition should you suspect? - ✔✔C-Spine injury
